Receiving NOAA Weather Images from Satellites on 137 mhz

Here is something Caribbean hams can look at putting together ( not expensive ) for receiving real time weather images directly from the NOAA ( 137 mhz ) Satellites ....... Check the video to see the simple setup , by building your own receiving antenna and a RTL 2832 SDR Dongle .......





Here is how to build you own receiving antenna .... If aluminium tubing is hard to get , you can even simply tape / attach wire elements onto pvc.
noaaport.poes-weather.com/download/jm-dca/MARTES_Double_Cross_Antenna.pdf


The Hardware that is needed ---> RTL 2832 SDR Dongle ( $30. USD ) ......
www.amazon.com/NooElec-RTL-SDR-RTL2832U-Software-Packages/dp/B008S7AVTC



WXtoimg  -- Weather image decoding software ...
www.wxtoimg.com/